View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rousseau think artistic progress produces?
(a) Riches.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Corruption.

2. What do not have regular form according to Rousseau?
(a) Monarchies.
(b) Totalitarian governments.
(c) Early governments.
(d) Democratic governments.

3. What does Rousseau say would have been prevented if someone called on the lies of the man who invented property rights?
(a) Banks.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Many calamities.
(d) Trials.

4. What type of government is Rousseau concerned about in Chapter 3?
(a) Monarchy.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Oligarchy.
(d) Republican.

5. What does Rousseau lament in Chapter 3?
(a) The loss of his rights.
(b) The loss of his influence.
(c) The loss of freedom of his countrymen.
(d) The loss of his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rousseau say men can do in the present?

2. What does Rousseau say men can hide from open discernment?

3. What is Rousseau using the dedication for?

4. What does Rousseau say of the needs and goals of the society compared to that of the government?

5. What does Rousseau say humanity possessed even before the advent of art?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 234 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample